BOISE HIGH INSIGHTS!
Class of 2018 - SENIOR EDITION / 4th Quarter
From our Principal - Robb Thompson
May 8, 2018
Dear Boise High Families:
I hope this letter finds you well and enjoying the spring weather. Although we still have three remaining until the close of the semester, the 2017-18 school year is inevitably nearing its end. Our seniors have just 8 days with us now, and as they should be, their thoughts are turning towards their future plans. Our sophomores and juniors are also making plans for summer work and fun, looking toward what comes next for them at Boise High School. The Faculty and Staff are working hard to finish the school year strong, but they too are taking time to reflect, learn and plan in preparation for the 2018-2019 school year. As educators we commit ourselves to this annual cycle of preparation, emotion, and the joy of watching our students learn, grow, flourish and eventually leave. Each year brings great excitement, the comfort of routine, and the realization that there is a distinct beginning and a definitive end.
As we take the appropriate time to wish our seniors well as they head off to their next adventure, we’re welcoming our incoming sophomores; and as we say good-bye to colleagues whose distinguished careers at Boise High draw to a close, we meet new teachers who are excited to have the privilege and opportunity for a career at Boise High. We honor the following Boise High Faculty members who are embarking on a different phase in life; Martha Jensen (Special Education Teacher) who is retiring after many years serving the students of Boise High. Additionally, we bid farewell to Kerry Buck (Math Teacher) and Lisa Donlan (Math Teacher), who are both moving into a new phase of their professional careers. To all of you we say good luck and thank you so much for your service and tireless example of what it means to be an educator and a Brave. You will be greatly missed!
Our spring sports are all just winding down and we’re hopeful for a strong representation at the upcoming district and state tournaments. Our music programs are all preparing for their final concerts of the school year, at which they will honor the seniors one last time. Last week senior art students displayed their work at our Annual Art Show. So far our Rotary Century Scholars and Mayors’ Award recipients have been honored, and the recipients of all of the Boise High Memorial Scholarships will be acknowledged at the Senior Assembly on May 18. Our third annual Heart of the Brave Assembly, honoring many students for outstanding achievements in academics, service, and character was held on April 27th and was very well received by the students and faculty. And our Prom, held on April 28th at the Linen Building was a joyous occasion and successful event for all who attended (800 students and guests).
In addition to all of these activities, this is the time of year with lots of assessment. We completed another very successful SAT day in which we tested over 480 juniors, and sophomores have completed their ISAT and SBAC testing. Right now the students in Advanced Placement classes are taking their exams, undoubtedly with a great deal of success. More than 700 Boise High students have signed up to take over 1,700 AP exams, which will be instrumental in attaining another high ranking by the Washington Post. We have just received recognition from our Superintendent, Dr. Coberly, that Boise High has been ranked, for the 18th year in a row, as one of the finest schools in the nation by the same prestigious publication. We appreciate the hard work of our faculty to encourage students to take rigorous courses, and to support them in these efforts.
With graduation less than a three weeks away, this will be a frenzied and emotion filled time for our seniors. We will send them off with a wonderful celebration that we hope they will remember fondly for years to come. We must count on the cooperation of family members to make sure that the commencement ceremony is equally memorable for each and every one of our seniors. For that reason, we ask you please to express your joy in ways that do not keep other families from expressing theirs. Each student is on the stage for a matter of seconds, so please let each family have the opportunity to hear their senior’s name and to watch their graduate receive the well-earned diploma.
On behalf of the entire faculty and staff, I would like to thank our Brave Parents who have provided tremendous support throughout the year, including the many wonderful teacher appreciation lunches. And to all of the parents and families who do so much for the students and staff of Boise High; thank you as well. As I draw near the close of my third year as principal of this incredibly special place, I swell with pride and realize just how fortunate I am to be one small part of the educational experience of so many exceptional people. It is with an incredible sense of gratitude that I thank this years’ senior class; we started our Boise High careers together. I have learned so much from each and every one of these fine young people, and I will miss them dearly. Have a wonderful summer, and we look forward to seeing many of you in August.
Respectfully,
Robb Thompson
Every day is a great day to be a Brave…….
GRADUATION PROTOCOL!
§ Dress and behavior: Participation in graduation is voluntary. The expectation is that you will be on your best behavior. If participating in a dignified ceremony with respectful and courteous behavior and appropriate dress is not what you want, you may choose not to participate. But we certainly hope that you all want to be a part of this type of celebration and recognition - your families, the Board of Trustees, the Superintendent and our faculty and staff appreciate and expect this.
§ Graduation attire is expected to be appropriate for a dress-up occasion - dress shirt and tie (gown looks best that way), slacks and dress shoes, dress or nice top with skirt or slacks and low heeled shoes (due to stairs). No cutoffs, shorts, flip flops, etc. – you may be sent home to change. This is your night to shine so please look your best! And act your best!
§ Inappropriate dress and/or conduct or being under the influence of alcohol or other illegal drugs will keep you from participating or receiving your diploma tonight. Please don’t disappoint yourself or your family. Also ask your family and friends to not bring horns, bells and other noisemakers, so that all families can hear their graduate’s name announced. They can cheer for you, but we want them to be respectful of others.
§ Tassels start on the right side of the cap. Remember that the only decoration or adornment permitted on the cap and gown is the National Honor Society cord, unless advanced permission has been approved by the principal or designee.
§ If you wish to donate your gown and cap to Boise High for future use by students who can’t afford to pay the price, please leave it in the Auxiliary Gym after the ceremony or bring it into the Counseling Office in the next few weeks.
Sincerely
Robb Thompson
3.8 and Above GPA Seniors!
Congratulations to the 209 seniors who have maintained a 3.8 or above GPA for seven consecutive semesters!
Aberasturi, Kelsey
Albig, Roxanna
Andersen, Abigail
Anderson, Easton
Andreas, Nicolai
Andrews, Aidin
Auchampach, Keely
Baek, Kwanwoo
Bekker, Emily
Bieter Lete, Andoni
Birt, Tessa
Bisoka, Wivine
Borden, Kendra
Boucher-Browning, Anaise
Bousfield, Lee
Bowers, Madeline
Boyer, Jayden
Bradford, Austin
Bridle, Grace
Broski, Camille
Brunelli, Shane
Budinoff, Sierra
Butler, Morgan
Caldwell, Lauren
Care, Samuel
Carter, Hannah
Centeno, Lucas
Chai, Logan
Chang, Michael
Chappell, Nia
Collins, Everett
Connelly, Jacob
Cook, Eden
Cook, Lawrence
Cooper, Sydney
Covey, Meredith
Crosby Boley, Isabelle
Crowell, Clara
Davidson, Leah
Davidson Musser, Stella
DeMaria, Charles
Denker, Jack
Ditzel, Jenna
Donnelly, Emma
Duerr, Conrad
Duncan, Meaghan
Elliott, Caleb
Ernst, Ella
Escobar, Macy
Etoka, Therese
Eyolfson, Samantha
Faraca, Sophia
Faucher, Paul
Filson, Oscar
Fitzgerald, Mackay
Fortier, Ambryn
Foster, Fina
Franklin, Abigail
Frazier, Dylanie
Freeman, Kayshauna
Fritz, Morgan
Galinat, Shelby
Gary, Lillian
Gattiker, William
Gibson, Aurora
Gill, Olivia
Golo, Melissa Gayle
Gombert, Peter
Gould, Aaron
Gould, Grace
Hale, John
Hamlin, David
Hanna, Carly
Hansen, Wylie
Harbison, Lindsay
Harding, Reganne
Harpole, Fiona
Hedrick, Monte
Heiselmann, Owen
Henderson, Christopher
Henderson, Iris
Herbold, Mackenzie
Hinchman, Colin
Hinton, Emily
Hobdey, Trinity
Ingraham, Alia
Ivanoff, Matthew
Jack, Delaney
Kaufman, Rachel
Keeley, Abygail
Kenney, Dana
Kim, Serrin
Klein, Garrett
Klomp, Hans
Kochaver, Lauren
Konkol, Alek
Konrath, Thomas
Kosche, Reuben
Kozisek, Kayla
Kraft, Sophia
Kuykendoll, Trent
Kweon, Eunice
Laney, Elisabeth
Langston, Caton
Lauer, Jack
Lee, Jusung
Lee, Rachel
Lewerenz, Anneka
Lewis, Julia
Long, Emma
Lu, Alyssa
Lynch, Hailey
Machakos, Seth
MacNeil, Alex
Manning, Claire
Marchant, Liam
Marshall, Jacob
Martinez, Natalia
McDonagh, Thomas
McEachern, Jackson
McElwain, Clea
McGinty, Jaden
McKinney, Mia
McLean, Madeleine
McNamara, Grant
Mendoza, Lucky
Mesplay, Natalie
Mesplay, Nathaniel
Meyer, Andrew
Michael, Scott
Miller, Duncan
Miller, Luke
Mohammad Aziz, Marhaba
Morales, Walker
Morrison, Madalyn
Mortimer, Brooke
Murphy, Matthew
Myers, Elke
Nagel, Madison
Nagy, Jadelynn
Nguyen, Caitlin
Nielson, Taylor
Nienstedt, Tyler
Nims, Seth
Norris, Acelynn
Nuxoll, Olivia
O'Brien, Cameron
O'Mahony, Jacob
Pape, Laura
Parker, Nathan
Peterson, Andrew
Pfannmuller, Kaysa
Pitkin, Spencer
Ponder, Chloe
Radice, William
Rainey, Jackson
Ream, Andrew
Reames, Aliya
Richter, Sharadin
Robison, Abigail
Robison, Alexis
Roe, Caroline
Rosato, Jay
Ross, Jessica
Rowe, Ana
Savin, Asher
Schroeder, Bevan
Schuessler, Justin
Scott, Dylan
Seabourn, Benjamin
Shea, Cooper
Shimatsu, Grace
Shuldes, Eden
Silvester, Helen
Sizemore, Tessa
Solon, Cameron
Sorensen, Samantha
Sosnowski, Fiona
St. Amand, Devon
Stanger, Kaden
Stearns, Katherine
Stigers, Ruby
Stine, Peter
Swafford, Isabel
Swerdloff, Alexandra
Tanguy, William
Tatko, Trevor
Terry, Annabelle
Thomas, Nathaniel
Thomas, Trystin
Todd, Chriskott
Tollefson, Sonja
Trapp, Maidie
Utterbeck, Piper
Wang, Zhishan
Werdel, Carly
Whitehead, Sophia
Wieber, Sophia
Wiener, Jacob
Wiener, Steven
Williams, Brooklyn
Wimer, Taran
Wolfe, Jason
Woodall, Benjamin
Woychick, Jonas
Young, Zoe
Yu, Bill
Zwolfer, Beatrix
Zwolfer, Vivien
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
KENDRA BORDEN
Rotary Scholar
ANAISE BOUCHER-BROWNING
SIERRA BUDINOFF
LOGAN CHAI
SHELBY GALINAT
WILLIAM GATTIKER
JUSUNG LEE
ALYSSA LU
JACKSON McEACHERN
LAURA PAPE
JACKSON RAINEY
ASHER SAVIN
BENJAMIN SEABOURN
PETER STINE
ZHISHAN WANG
CARLY WERDEL
SOPHIA WIEBER
PAUL FAUCHER
JEFFREY ZHOU
NICOLAI ANDREAS
KWANWOO BAEK
EMILY BEKKER
CHRISTOPHER HENDERSON
DANA KENNEY
JACK LAUER
ROTARY SCHOLAR RECEIPIENTS
Nicolai Andreas
Kendra Borden
Anaise Boucher-Browning
Samantha Eylofson
Ambyrn Fortier
Shelby Galinat
Christopher Henderson
Colin Hinchman
Serrin Kim
Eunice Kweon
Jack Lauer
Jusung Lee
Alyssa Lu
Laura Pape
Benjamin Seabourn
Fiona Sosnowski
Peter Stine
Alexandra Swerdloff
Zhishan Wang
Sophia Wieber
How many Braves have graduated from Boise High in your family?
Please send your Boise Braves Generation list to mailto:michele.tinker@boiseschools.org so you can be recognized at graduation.
Great Grandparents, Grandparents, parents. (Aunts, uncles and siblings don't count)
Example: Great Grandma Class of 1945, Grandpa Class of 1962, Mom Class of 1985, You Class of 2018 - that would make you a 4th Generation Brave!
Deadline for submissions is: Friday, May 18th
Thank you so much!
Michele Tinker
SENIOR EOC SCHEDULE
2nd SEMESTER EOC: – Seniors: (Regular Bell Schedule)
Tuesday, May 15th – 7th
Wednesday, May 16th – 5th & 6th
Thursday, May 17th – 3rd & 4th
Friday, May 18th – 1st & 2nd Seniors last day
2018 Regional and National Scholastic Art & Writing Award Recipients
Those receiving Gold Key recognition are also considered on the national level. Eleven (six form Boise High) Idaho teens were selected for their work for national recognition, including:
Hallie Hinchman - 10th grade Gold Medal for Flash Fiction
Jaden McGinty - 12th grade Silver Medal for Humor
Fiona Stanton - 11th grade Gold Medal for Poetry
Alexandra Swerdloff - 12th grade Gold Medal for Writing Portfolio & Gold Medal for Journalism
Anders Zunich - 12th grade Silver Medal for Short Story
Beatrix Zwolfer - 12th grade Gold Medal for Dramatic Script Silver Medal for Writing Portfolio
* It is worth noting that each year only eight students nationwide receive the Gold Medal for Writing Portfolio, and each receives a $10,000. Alexandra Swerdloff of Boise High is the third Idaho writer to ever receive this award.
Hallie Hinchman
Fiona Stanton
Jaden McGInty
Alexandra Swerdloff
Gold Medal for Journalism
$10K Award Winner
Anders Zunich
Beatrix Zwolfer
Silver Medal for Writing Portfolio
FRESHMAN & JUNIOR ATHLETIC PHYSICALS!
ATHLETIC PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EXAMS
COST IS JUST $20.00 FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICAL EXAM
(CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO YOUR HIGH SCHOOL)
High school 11th graders, and middle school 9th grade students
participating in their school’s athletic programs may receive a physical exam
at this time. It is an IHSAA requirement that athletic physical exams take
place during an athlete’s freshmen and junior year of participation. This applies to all students who will be freshmen and juniors during the 2018-19 school
year and will be participating in any high school sport.
DAY/DATE: Monday, May 21, 2018
LOCATION: Borah High School
TIMES: We STRONGLY recommend each school stick to their starting time slot; however, you will not be turned away if you need to come at a different time.
5:00- Boise High School (North and Hillside)
5:45- Borah High School (West and South)
6:30- Timberline High School (East and Les Bois)
7:15- Capital High School (Fairmont and Riverglen)
HISTORY: The history portion of the physical form must be
completed and signed by a parent or guardian prior to admission
to the examination session.
NOTE: Additional forms (eg. scout forms/church forms) will NOT be
signed by the doctors.
IMMUNIZATION: Please answer immunization questions on the
history portion of the form.
WHAT TO WEAR: Must wear shorts and T-shirts and
appropriate undergarments. Also, if vision is corrected, please have corrective
lenses on hand.
PARENTS: To help minimize station congestion, if you can wait for your student/athlete at the end of the rotation, it would be very helpful.
All proceeds are donated to the athletic training departments at the high schools. We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you there!
From Nikki Clark-Vega Athletic Trainer
BRAVE ATHLETES SIGNED TO PLAY ON!!
Lucas Dalton
Samantha Eyolfson
Colin Hauser
Paul Pennington
Brennan Pickrell
Will Radice
Skyler Schuchardt
Grace Shimatsu
Cole Smith
The Library's Summer Reads!
IDAHO - by Emily Ruskovich
Ann and Wade have carved out a life for themselves from a rugged landscape in northern Idaho, where they are bound together by more than love. With her husband’s memory fading, Ann attempts to piece together the truth of what happened to Wade’s first wife, Jenny, and to their daughters. In a story written in exquisite prose and told from multiple perspectives—including Ann, Wade, and Jenny, now in prison—we gradually learn of the mysterious and shocking act that fractured Wade and Jenny's lives, of the love and compassion that brought Ann and Wade together, and of the memories that reverberate through the lives of every character in Idaho.
In a wild emotional and physical landscape, Wade’s past becomes the center of Ann’s imagination, as Ann becomes determined to understand the family she never knew—and to take responsibility for them, reassembling their lives, and her own.
EDUCATED - by Tara Westover
Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her “head-for-the-hills” bag. In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged metal in her father’s junkyard.
Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education.
Educated is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty, and of the grief that comes from severing one’s closest ties. With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, Westover has crafted a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one’s life through new eyes, and the will to change it.
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE - by Celeste Ng
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules.
Enter Mia Warren – an enigmatic artist and single mother – who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.
When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town--and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.
REBOUND - By Kwame Alexander
From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, a dynamic novel in verse and companion to his Newbery Award-winner, The Crossover, illustrated with striking graphic novel panels.
Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In this prequel to Newbery Medal winner The Crossover, Chuck Bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to.
A novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm readers have come to expect from Kwame Alexander, Rebound will go back in time to visit the childhood of Chuck "Da Man" Bell during one pivotal summer when young Charlie is sent to stay with his grandparents where he discovers basketball and learns more about his family's past.THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW - by A.J. Finn
For readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the dec
ade’s most anticipated debuts, to be published in thirty-six languages around the world and already in development as a major film from Fox: a twisty, powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house.
Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day watching old movies, recalling happier times . . . and spying on her neighbors.
Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother, their teenage son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble—and its shocking secrets are laid bare. What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? Who is in control? In this diabolically gripping thriller, no one—and nothing—is what it seems.
THE IMMORTALIST - By Chloe Benjamin
If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children—four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness—sneak out to hear their fortunes.
The prophecies inform their next five decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast, searching for love in '80s San Francisco; dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician, obsessed with blurring reality and fantasy; eldest son Daniel seeks security as an army doctor post-9/11; and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality.
The Immortalists probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next. It is a deeply moving testament to the power of story, the nature of belief, and the unrelenting pull of familial bonds.BOISE BRAVES!
Email: michele.tinker@boiseschools.org
Website: boise.boiseschools.org
Location: 1010 West Washington Street, Boise, ID, USA
Phone: 208-854-4270